A peace lamp from Assisi passed from one school group to the next as pupils marched through Medicina, Italy, on 19 October 2026. In a report published the following day, the municipality said around 400 young people had taken part, from primary school pupils to upper secondary students.
A relay between schools
Students and teachers joined municipal representatives and the local branch of A.N.P.I., Italy’s National Association of Partisans. The Lamp of Peace arrived from neighbouring Castenaso on 18 October and was handed between school groups during the next morning’s march.
The procession ended in Piazza Garibaldi, where pupils gave readings and representatives of the municipality and the school addressed those gathered.
Peace education in public life
The Giro d’Italia per la Pace is a civic and educational initiative promoted by the Fondazione PerugiAssisi per la Cultura della Pace and Italy’s national coordination network of local authorities for peace. It brings events opposing war and rearmament to towns across Italy.
The local A.N.P.I. branch had announced the schools’ involvement ahead of the event. In its subsequent account, the municipality emphasised dialogue, responsibility and participation as part of education for peace.
Photo: Comune di Medicina / Ufficio Stampa. Medicina, 19 October 2026. Image unchanged. Comune di Medicina · CC BY 4.0.